Top 10 Best Filipino Movies in Philippine Cinematic History
Dalagang Bukid (Country Maid, 1919)
the first truly Filipino movie, produced by Jose Nepomuceno based on a sarsuela script
Malvarosa (1958)
starring Charito Solis as the long-suffering Rosa who sacrifices herself to care for her five brothers
Biyaya ng Lupa (Blessings of the Land, 1959)
directed by Manuel Silos; starring Tony Santos as Jose and Rosa Rosal as Maria
Anak Dalita (1956)
directed by Lamberto V. Avellana
featuring Tony Santos and Rosa Rosal as a couple who have to live in the post-war ruins of Intramuros, the old Spanish section of the city
Maynila: Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (Manila: In the Claws of Neon Lights, 1975)
perhaps the greatest Filipino movie ever made, directed by Lino Brocka
Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon (This Was How We Were, What Happens to You Now? 1976)
directed by Eddie Romero and starring Christopher De Leon as Nicolas ‘Kulas’ Ocampo and Gloria Diaz as Diding
Oro, Plata, Mata (Gold, Silver, Death, 1982)
directed by Peque Gallaga, about two families in Negros province coping with the aftermath of WWII
Sister Stella L. (1984)
directed by Mike De Leon and starring Vilma Santos
Hinugot sa Langit (Snatched from Heaven, 1985)
a melodramatic film directed by Ishmael Bernal
Tanging Yaman (2002)
directed by Laurice Guillen; starring actresses Gloria Romero, Hilda Koronel and Dina Bonnevie
The Filipino word for ‘movie’ is pelikula.
